Confluence of Mun and Mekong rivers Thailand - some raptor ID ? (3 Viewers)

[Bertus]

Afternoon 24 Januari 2023, bit inland from the rivers. Not Black Kite....? Tnx for advice

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Brahminy Kite

 

[Bertus]

Brahminy Kite

Tnx Andrew , I have seen them a lot on the coast in the South-west, but always with a clear brown/white separation, even on the underpart. Now I see that juveniles have different coloration but still with some clear brown, more than in this bird. But I don't know raptors so very well. So it could be a juvenile BK..?

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Tnx Andrew , I have seen them a lot on the coast in the South-west, but always with a clear brown/white separation, even on the underpart. Now I see that juveniles have different coloration but still with some clear brown, more than in this bird. But I don't know raptors so very well. So it could be a juvenile BK..?

Yes, an immature Brahminy Kite. The wing pattern and shape are fairly distinctive.

 

[Bertus]

They even can look like this, very different from mature. From The Jungle Look/info/bird-info/brahminy-kite
Cheers